Ep 853: The Grind to ADCC w/ Felipe Costa

Power Athlete Radio

Power Athlete

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Power Athlete Dragon Slayer and BJJ black belt assassin, Felipe Costa, joins John to break down his upcoming fight, ADCC 2026 prep, and elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training. Learn the mindset, strength, conditioning, and recovery strategies needed to compete at the highest level of BJJ. Shownotes: https://bit.ly/PARep853 Are you a fighter & grappler? Crafted to complement your existing combat training, max out your strength, skill and conditioning so you can master the mat, hit them so it hurts, and return home a hero. START TODAY - https://powerathletehq.com/dragonslayer/ Check out what we do: Training - https://powerathletehq.com/training Nutrition - https://powerathletehq.com/nutrition Knowledge - https://academy.powerathletehq.com Click on the link to see the companies we use and support 👉 https://powerathletehq.com/partners/ Follow Felipe on Insta https://www.instagram.com/felipecostajj/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	You're listening to Power Athlete Radio, a podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day.
0:08.4	Join former NFL Pro and Power Athlete founder John Wellborn as he dissects the greatest minds in strength, conditioning, and more.
0:17.0	So whether your goal is to be the hammer, destroy mediocrity, or simply move the dirt, you've come to the right place.
0:24.5	Now with the warm-up done, let the gains begin.
0:27.3	He left a small town in Brazil to chase jujitsu in the United States.
0:30.8	And now he's competing against some of the best grapplers in the world.
0:33.7	Today we're talking with Six Blades Black Belt, Philippe Costa, about the grind to becoming a professional and building a style that's uniquely his.
0:41.9	Winson, man, he did a really good.
0:44.8	He got up to 80 calories and he did 1700, something like that.
0:51.3	Yeah, I don't know what the numbers are on the assault bike. Yeah, it's a little higher. Yeah, I don't know what the, what the numbers are on the assault bike.
0:55.8	Yeah, it's a little higher.
0:57.1	Yeah, I only know echo, but like, I don't think we've ever seen any.
1:01.7	I mean, I think the best victor ever got was in the 17th.
1:04.0	Yeah, man, but in the echo, you go way higher, like, way higher.
1:09.3	But, I mean, Winston, he laid down on the mat and he stays there for like 45
1:13.5	minutes after and he was like man like i cannot move my legs are done i feel that my blood pressure
1:20.2	is low right now you know i was like oh welcome yeah welcome yeah did you you tell them that you did three round or three whole rounds of that?
1:30.6	Yeah, yeah.
1:31.5	I was like, man.
1:32.4	We did 20, yeah, 28.
1:33.9	28, yeah, 24.
1:36.5	24?
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